As promised here is my first experience with Yellow Tea for all to read.

The Tea I tasted was Huo Shan Huang Ya from DTH

Dry leaf does show a noticeable yellow ting to it. Looks like mostly buds with lots of down.

The liquor was somewhat lite in color. It almosts resembles a white tea. In fact a lot like a white tea. When I first took the first sip, it really tasted delicate. Yes, that is what I am going with, delicate. It had the faint taste of a nice Mao Feng and the sweetness and mellowness of a white tea. It didn't really have a body to it and was quite flimsy. However, I can see that it would be a pleasant tea for the summer since the flavors are not very thick and the lightness can quench the thirst.

The aroma was descent. It was some what floral but as with the liquor quite light and airy.

Very small buds, and I do believe that there still is a yellow ting which is nice. Nice too look at.

Final Analysis - well, I did enjoy this tea, however I can see why some may not enjoy it. It does not really pack a punch and at times you really have to look for the flavors. It is nice and delicate and could be really nice in the event that you just want to drink something refreshing. One downfall is that most yellow teas are very expensive.

Hello. I want to ask... the tea from TDH which you drink, is it from wild trees??? I found some seller in Prague who travelled in China and bring tea in same price, but private production. So it s from old wild trees and he called also China Sechuan Meng Ding Shan Huang Ya.

Hop goblin drinking something besides puerh? Haha. I still haven't given yellow/white tea a chance- but I need to. I've just been hesitant because I know they are very subtle-tasting teas; and I'm used to bolder oolongs and puerh, and sharper Japanese green teas. Wow, I really need to branch out a bit more; some traveling outside of my comfort zone will be in order very soon.

I want to try Jun Shan Yin Zhen from DT, it is authentic from the company who owns the jun shan island tea plantation, and they sell the best grade for the best price, but I wonder if that is the real thing, teaspring has a new cha wang grade that looks yellow, and sevencups has yellow colored leaves too, it is very expencieve to try all the vendors who claim to sell the real Jun Shan YZ.

Heh, I've been drinking 'Yellow Needle Yunnan' for a while now and I got to say it's one of the most fascinating teas I've tasted. There are interesting hints of chocolate and melon in the taste but what I love the most is the calming effect of the tea. What ever problems I have, it solves them right away in some weird invert way .